Project Risk Section Head (E2)

Hill International, Inc.; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill International, Inc. is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to lead risk management programs across large-scale construction projects in the region.

The role covers developing standards, policies, and plans, identifying and assessing risks, and reporting to clients and project teams. You will conduct risk workshops, maintain risk registers, train staff, and ensure compliance with company policies while coordinating with clients, consultants, and contractors to mitigate risk across the project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or management from an accredited university.
• 20+ years in engineering or project management with risk manager experience on large projects.
• Experience with risk quantification (cost/schedule/quality/safety).

Responsibilities

• Develop risk management standards, policies and procedures.
• Establish and manage the program risk management plan.
• Identify, assess, monitor and report risks within the project.
• Conduct risk workshops and risk assessments during execution.
• Create risk reports for project managers and maintain risk databases.
• Facilitate completion and updating of Project Risk Register and monitor actions.
• Generate monthly risk reports for client meetings and ad-hoc risk reports as needed.
• Prepare and implement risk management plans for construction projects.

Skills

Risk management

Project management

Risk assessment

Risk quantification

Stakeholder communication

Training staff

Risk database management

International experience

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor in engineering/management

Tools

ARM

Job description

• Developing risk management standards, policies and procedures.
• Establishing and managing the program risk management plan.
• Identifying, assessing, monitoring and reporting risks within the project.

Responsibilities

• Developing risk management standards, policies and procedures.
• Establishing and managing the program risk management plan.
• Identifying, assessing, monitoring and reporting risks within the project.

Conducting Risk Workshops. Conducting Risk Assessments on projects during the execution phase. Meetings with clients, consultants, and contractors to identify, assess, and evaluate risk issues arising from different phases in the project lifecycle.

• Creating Risk reports for Project Managers.
• Reviewing the accuracy of risk scoring and adequacy of risk mitigation plans.
• Facilitating the completion and updating of Project Risk Register.
• Analyzing and monitoring the progress of management actions by each risk owner.
• Training and educating the project staff to create continuous awareness for risk management.
• Taking ownership for Risk Database.
• Generating the monthly reports for risk meetings with client’s representatives.
• Preparing ad-hoc risk management reports as and when required.
• Prepare and implement a risk management plan for construction projects outlining the processes to mitigate risks. These plans should include risk identification procedures, risk evaluation procedures, and risk mitigation procedures.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures in place within Hill International, and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in engineering / management from an accredited university.
• Minimum 20 years’ experience in engineering and/ or project management including having worked as the risk manager on large-scale projects.
• Experience and demonstrated skills in identifying problems, assessing alternatives and determining solutions.
• The reliability and initiative to deliver success without immediate supervision.
• Proven experience and understanding of commercial risk management practice and procedures, preferably within the relevant cluster context.
• Proven experience of risk quantification (cost / schedule / quality / safety).
• Proven experience of maintaining risk management databases (e.g. ARM).
• Proven experience of corporate risk management procedures.
• Experience of working internationally (preference KSA experience).